About 100 people rallied in the cold outside Rep. Eliot Engel's office to demand a pathway to citizenship for the Dreamers, many of whom have no recollection of life outside the U.S.

One of them, who gave her name only as Maria, says she came to America from Mexico before her first birthday.

"I was raised here my entire life," she says.

Now she attends Lehman College, where she studies business administration.

Among the ralliers was Tereza Lee, who is widely considered to be the first Dreamer. That's because she inspired the Dream Act, a failed piece of legislation that would have given people like her a pathway to citizenship.

"I realized we didn't have any rights in this country, so I decided I need to do something to help," she says.

Although she has gained citizenship for herself through marriage, she says she worries that people with similar backgrounds may just get kicked out of the country.

President Donald Trump called for a "new American moment" of unity Tuesday night and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nat

President Donald Trump called for a "new American moment" of unity Tuesday night and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nation's way of life.

President Donald Trump called for a "new American moment" of unity Tuesday night and challenged lawmakers to make good on long-standing promises to fix a dangerously fractured immigration system, warning of evil outside forces seeking to undermine the nation's way of life.

A federal judge in New York hearing two lawsuits challenging the cancellation of a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of making "vicious" anti-immigrant statements.

A federal judge in New York hearing two lawsuits challenging the cancellation of a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of making "vicious" anti-immigrant statements.

A federal judge in New York hearing two lawsuits challenging the cancellation of a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation accused President Donald Trump on Tuesday of making "vicious" anti-immigrant statements.

Local leaders hosted a town hall discussion Thursday on civil rights and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program as lawmakers in Washington continued the fierce debate over a potential immigration deal.

Local leaders hosted a town hall discussion Thursday on civil rights and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program as lawmakers in Washington continued the fierce debate over a potential immigration deal.